A first-team All-American at Southern University after a standout career at Xavier Prep.

Also a four-year honor student and an All-SWAC defensive end for the Jaguars.

Southern's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman in 1969.

Selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1970 NFL Draft and went on to a nine-year NFL career with the Broncos (1970), the Green Bay Packers (1971-76) and the Seattle Seahawks (1977-78).